Plan your visit
DogsFamilyPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha
Getting here
52.44621, -1.46590
Best for
5 activitiesDog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Cycling
Varies58%Named cycling route nearby: Cycle Coventry Sowe Valley Route
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: Sowe Valley Footpath
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v29 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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vWalking
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 11Walking route▾
Named routeRef C11Listed length 15 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 11A (short-cut on C11)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C11ALocal walking route
Seaford Closepublic footpath · 11 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Seaford Closepublic footpath · 10 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
🚴Cycling
v70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
Route 53Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
🚵Mountain biking
v1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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vMountain biking
Coombe Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
About this urban park
Wyken Slough / Wyken Pool (Nature Reserve) is a urban park covering 39 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · 472m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
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